Matthew 18:24

Matthew 18:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
• New International Version (NIV)As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

Context of Matthew 18:24

22“I tell you, not as many as seven,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven. 23“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle accounts, one who owed ten thousand talents was brought before him. 25Since he did not have the money to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt. 26“At this, the servant fell facedown before him and said, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything.’

Matthew 18:24 word by word

ἀρξαμένου δὲ αὐτοῦ συναίρειν προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ εἷς ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to reckonσυναίρωsunairō · to settle accountsG4868
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• was broughtπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• which owed himὀφειλέτηςopheiletēs · debtorG3781
• ten thousandμύριοιmurioi · myriadG3463
• talentsτάλαντονtalanton · talentG5007

Cross-references for Matthew 18:24

• Luke 7:41“A creditor had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
• Luke 13:4Or those eighteen that the tower in Siloam fell on and killed — do you think they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?
• Luke 16:5“So he summoned each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master? ’ he asked the first one.
• 1 Chronicles 29:7For the service of God’s house they gave 185 tons of gold and 10,000 gold coins, 375 tons of silver, 675 tons of bronze, and 4,000 tons of iron.
• Ezra 9:6And I said: My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face toward you, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.
• Psalms 38:4For my iniquities have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.
• Psalms 40:12For troubles without number have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me; I am unable to see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my courage leaves me.
• Psalms 130:3Lord, if you kept an account of iniquities, Lord, who could stand?

Commentaries on Matthew 18:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Ten thousand talents - , a myriad of talents, the highest number known in Greek arithmetical notation. An immense sum, which, if the silver talent be designed, amounts to 4,500,000 sterling; but if the gold talent be meant which is by far the most likely, then the amount is 67,500,000 sterling, a sum equal to the annual revenue of the British empire! See the note on Exodus 25:39.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Ten thousand talents - A talent was a sum of money, or weight of silver or gold amounting to three thousand shekels. A silver shekel was worth, after the captivity, not far from half a dollar of our money. A talent of silver was worth (circa 1880‘s) 1,519.23 =342British pounds, 3 shillings, 9d.; of gold, 243,098.88 =5,475 British pounds. If these were silver talents, as is probable, then the sum owed by the servant was 15,180,000, or about 3,421,875…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-35Verses 21-35 Though we live wholly on mercy and forgiveness, we are backward to forgive the offences of our brethren. This parable shows how much provocation God has from his family on earth, and how untoward his servants are. There are three things in the parable: 1. The master's wonderful clemency. The debt of sin is so great, that we are not able to pay it. See here what every sin deserves; this is the wages of sin, to be sold as a slave. It is the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Ten thousand talents: The talent was the largest unit of currency, but its value changed over time. This debt was impossible to repay. This amount was more than all of Galilee's tax revenue.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents--If Attic talents are here meant, 10,000 of them would amount to above a million and a half sterling; if Jewish talents, to a much larger sum.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 18:24

• Charitableness
• Creditor
• Debtor
• Forgiveness
• God Continued...
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Sin
• Talent

In the dictionaries

• Gain
• Owe
• Patience
• Talent
• Debt; Debtor
• Forgiveness
• Intercession
• Jesus Christ
• Matthew, the Gospel of
• Mercy; Merciful

Commentaries on Matthew 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings